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Fables and other short poems : collected from the most celebrated English authors : the whole curiously engrav'd for the practice & amusement of young gentlemen & ladies in the art of writing / by Jno. Bickham ; engrav'd by G. Bickham.

Accession number
PML 127210.1
Creator
Bickham, John.
Published
[London] : Printed and sold by Thos. Cobb ... in Bow Church Yard, London, [1731].
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Notes
"Engrav'd by G. Bickham" follows imprint on t.p.
"Tables for reducing the most common gold coins to pounds": 9 leaves at end.
Cf. ESTC N8530
Each volume has individual t.p.; vol. II-III not dated. Title varies: v. II has additional subtitle: to which is added, a curious drawing-book by G. Bickham (A new introduction to the art of drawing?). V. III has additional, preceding "the whole curiously" statement, subtitle: to which are added Tables useful in receiving & paying monies.
Printed on recto only.
Title pages included in foliation.
Vignette engravings in v. I signed: W. Kent and I. Wootton.
Description
3 v. (32, 20, 23, 9 leaves) in 1 : ill., port. ; 23 cm
Binding
3/4 calf, marbled boards.
Classification
Department